By Sunny Andrea
A brand that I’ve loved for many years now, hailing from Provence and renowned for its elegance in the skincare and fragrance industry and amongst the best of them is affordable yet luxurious L’occitane.
This brand has launched a beautiful collection of fragrances for both males and females from the Flora Orchestra collection. The Osmanthus Abricot is a beautiful scent, really capturing the freshness and sweetness of Apricot mixed in with base modes of cedar wood, truly a delightful fragrance that lingers for hours with only a few sprays. This scent is available in 50ml sizing and is perfect for daily use or even a special evening out.
For a fragrance a little more festive and unisex, Nuit Festive is juicy scent of blackcurrant and a hint of lychee, giving it a cheerful, sparkling start. As fragrance wears differently on everyone’s skin, once it settles, creamy almond milk adds a soft, comforting sweetness, while warm vanilla and gentle woods like cedar keep the fragrance cozy and elegant. The Nuit for me personally is very much a fragrance for getting ready and going out, especially in the winter months, it gives a very warm but welcoming vibe and where it just makes you feel beautiful. L’occitane have hit the spot with this collection and it is very much the perfect gift for any fragrance fans.
Being a unisex fragrance, anyone can enjoy its mix of fruity brightness and warm, festive depth. It’s perfect for sharing especially on those winter nights, holiday parties, or any moment when you want to feel a little special and smell absolutely gorgeous.
Another favourite in this collection is the Neroli & Orchidee fragrance, with its nodes of vanilla and mandarin enriched together to create a really delightful and sophisticated fragrance. If you love the Neroli & Orchidee fragrance as much as me, then you will be pleased to know that they also have this stunning scent available in a gift set which contains a shower gel (250ml) and hand cream (travel size). For the males, the Cedre Gingembre is a must (some may know this as Cap Cedrat). This fragrance is now available in 50ml sizing and is very much a fresh and crisp scent, perfect for that daily fragrance. All fragrance are EDTs and all have matching shower gels that go hand in hand, beautiful scents to last from morning till the smaller hours.
If you are like me and find that after a long day work, your hands are left feeling dried out and a little lifeless, the Fresh Hand Cream Trio is the collection for you! Presented in a beautiful yellow gift box lies x3 gorgeously scented hand creams perfect for bringing that softness back and leaving them smelling simply gorgeous. At a handy 30ml each, they are just ideal for travelling and perfect for any handbag or work desk.
The hand cream gift selection box contains x1 Verbana cooling cream, x1 almond cream and x1 shea butter cream. The quality of the creams are perfect, they are thick and give off such a lovely scent, a little goes a long way and they do a great job in keeping busy hands nourished and soft through the day. I found two different timed applications lasted the whole day right through to the next morning and still feeling so soft, moisturised and soothed.
A perfectly paired product alongside the hand creams is the Lavender scented hand wash, two pumps and it creates a soft luxurious lather, ready to rinse leaving your hands smelling so delightful and leaving them oh so soft. This is a liquid hand wash and available in a 500ml pump style bottle. Soap refills are also available to purchase (there are a couple of other scents available). The bottles are very show off and pretty and work well against any bathroom backdrop.
If you love a little home indulgence then you need to checkout the beautiful scented Amande Candle. Once lit, within minutes that the room is filled with the warm, nutty scent of roasted almonds — It’s soft, comforting, and gives off a very cheerful, feeling, without ever feeling overpowering. 
Light it up, and suddenly your space feels cozier, perfect for the winter nights ahead. Perfect for a quiet evening with a book, or just adding a little extra charm to your living room. The candle weight is 180g and just as a safety reminder, please avoid burning the candle continuously for more than 4 hours at once. This candle has brought so much calm, tranquility and gorgeous smells and really does make you smile. It’s such a soothing candle, and very pretty designed in its beautiful jar.
While we’re talking home bliss, it doesn’t end there, meet its perfect counterpart: the Lavande Musc Diffuser. Its lavender notes are beautifully balanced with subtle musk, creating a relaxing atmosphere that lingers all day. Place this on a shelf, and it slowly turns any room into a serene Provençal escape — and the best thing, no suitcase required.
The L’occitane reed diffuser is 240ml and once opened, lasts approximately 2–3 months before the scent noticeably fades.
My mum would always be the person to advise me on skincare and how to keep uk skin looking and feeling my best and to try and help keep ageing away as best as we can. Since my 20s, I have been ensuring that my skin has been looked after the best I can using daily and nightly moisturising creams and suited eye creams too.
Sometimes your skin just needs a little extra love. The Glow & Firm Power Duo from L’Occitane is perfect for those moments when you want your face to look bright, feel firmer, and stay hydrated — without a complicated routine. It’s two easy steps that give your skin a boost, help fight signs of fatigue, and leave you with a healthy, radiant glow. Perfect for anyone looking to refresh, revive, and treat their skin a little better every day.
At night, the Immortelle Overnight Reset Serum works while you sleep, helping your skin feel rested and refreshed.
In the morning, the Immortelle Divine Cream locks in moisture, smooths, and gives your face a healthy, firm glow. This is indeed a must in my day and night routine and I have really noticed my skin feeling and looking alot more boosted and alive. The scent is just so gentle, lightly fragranced but enough. With both these products, a little goes a long way and beautifully absorbing too. The perfect combination in my eyes for feeling fresh and giving back to your skin.
The products are made with the hardy Immortelle flower, these products helps your skin look brighter, feel stronger, and stay radiant — I found that within a week my skin was already looking more full of life and brighter and where I found the cream non greasy too. This beautiful set is simple, effective, and feels like a little daily indulgence for your skin. A little goes a long way I have found and where they give off such a great feeling when using them.
As the colder months draw closer, our skin tends to need a little more love and attention. I absolutely the Almond (Amande) Milk Concentrate:
You don’t need too much of this concentrate on your fingers which makes this last a good amount of time. I tend to apply this cream after a shower and then again before bed. Perfectly soft, nourishing emulsion brimming with almond goodness. It’s designed to hydrate deeply, smooth texture, and leave your body feeling more supple and lifted — all wrapped up in a gentle, comforting scent of almonds and where it does exactly that from the first use. Packaged in a lovely 200ml jar, this product really does make my daily Bodycare routine a pleasure. It contains a high percentage of natural ingredients and a refill option is also available (if you choose), it’s more eco-conscious than many body creams.
Another plus is that it’s vegan-friendly, and the almonds used are traceable back to Mediterranean producer so only the best for such a reliable and high class brand.
L’occitane never seem to let us down, they truly do bring so many wonderful feelings and joyful times with their products and quality, affordability and sustainability are forever on top! This brand is perfect for gifting, spoiling and just pamper times. To me, L’occitane, with their stunning bright and welcoming yellow branded packaging and boxes, so delightful, are a brand so beautifully reliable and never letting us down.
For more on the L’occitane collection and other stunning items, do visit their website at https://uk.loccitane.com